State of Louisiana secondary Archives: on Education

Foster Campbell: Directed $1B from tobacco settlement to public schools

• Created the Louisiana Education Excellence Fund, which directed $1 Billion from the Tobacco Settlement and required the money be spent in public school classrooms
• "I will take on the powerful special interests and make a difference for the people who just want jobs, opportunity, affordable healthcare and good schools."

Foster Campbell: More flexible college loan rules & federal loan forgiveness

Dealing With Student Debt and College Affordability:
• Allowing students to refinance their federal student loans when interest rates decline so they get the same benefits any other borrower does
• Supporting expanded federal loan forgiveness for graduates that go into careers in public service and education
• Building a budget that ties Pell Grants to the rate of inflation so they grow as the economy grows, covering more of the rising cost of college
• Cracking down on predatory for-profit colleges that take advantage of federal student loan dollars to enrich CEOs instead of helping our people succeed
• Federal policies that incentivize low public college and university tuition rates to keep in-state tuition affordable
• Expanding the cap on student loan interest deductions to help recent grads transition into work life and beyond
• Source: 2016 La. Senate campaign website FosterCampbell2016.com Nov 8, 2016

  Garret Graves: Provide school choice for students in failing schools

  In Congress I will fight to:
  • Ensure there is one goal: the best education possible for all children
  • Put parents and teachers and principals, not Washington, in charge
  • Provide school choice for students in failing schools
  Let's be clear about a few things:
  1. the Federal Education Complex is a multi-billion dollar debacle that has led to sub-optimal results for many of our students over the last 20 years;
  2. there are more good, honest, hardworking, and dedicated teachers in the profession than there are bad apples;
  3. we must incorporate innovation and technology into the classroom;
  4. this is not 1930 nor are we just entering the industrial revolution; and
  5. we are in a global race for jobs, improving our standard of living, and being able to spread our values.
  For the US to continue to thrive, it is essential that we transform our education system by truly allowing the states to reform our schools. Source: 2014 La. House campaign website, GarretGravesForCongress.com Dec 5, 2014

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  2016 Presidential contenders on Education:
  	Republicans: Gov.Jeb Bush(FL) Dr.Ben Carson(MD) Gov.Chris Christie(NJ) Sen.Ted Cruz(TX) Carly Fiorina(CA) Gov.Jim Gilmore(VA) Sen.Lindsey Graham(SC) Gov.Mike Huckabee(AR) Gov.Bobby Jindal(LA) Gov.John Kasich(OH) Gov.Sarah Palin(AK) Gov.George Pataki(NY) Sen.Rand Paul(KY) Gov.Rick Perry(TX) Sen.Rob Portman(OH) Sen.Marco Rubio(FL) Sen.Rick Santorum(PA) Donald Trump(NY) Gov.Scott Walker(WI)	Democrats: Gov.Lincoln Chafee(RI) Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY) V.P.Joe Biden(DE) Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD) Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT) Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA) Sen.Jim Webb(VA) 2016 Third Party Candidates: Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM) Roseanne Barr(PF-HI) Robert Steele(L-NY) Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA)
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